If the seeds of the current Syrian refugee crisis were planted and fertilized long ago, then the weeds were watered by inaction and poor policy and allowed to choke and overpower the moderates of this once great nation. Assad’s poor policy was to be expected. He tipped his hand long ago when he began to bomb his own people. It was at that point that other leaders had a chance to intervene. Plenty of journalists argued for it in articles or via social media at the time. I am p

I think any leader who sanctions airstrikes on his own civilian population has lost their grip and needs to go. Prefereably with dignity and some salvaged honor voluntarily, co-operatively and peacefully. #Syria #Assad #VictoriaQuinHarkin #VictoriaLuckie #WhyAssadneedstogo

Those of you who have followed me on Twitter and other social media for some time will know that my experience and in-depth knowledge means I frequently see some crisis situations coming, I quite often make suggestions as to how to deal with them which are often ahead of the news, twitter and apparently the political curve. This has been the case with several issues. Here's the latest in response to a tweet posted today by Nour Malas of The Wall Street Journal. https://t

I decided to put my opinions (which I have been relating widely on Twitter, facebook and various other social and other media for the last four or five years at least in one place). In my view the current Syrian refugee crisis has exposed the lack of courage of many leaders in failing to intervene and remove or relocate Assad when he started arial strikes on his own people. My view is that the most effective way of doing this would have been to relocate Assad in a similar way